policy - Publications - Faculty & Research

Sep 2016
Survey

Problems Unsolved & A Nation Divided

calls for a national economic strategy for America and proposes federal policy priorities that can form the core of such a strategy. Further, the report highlights corporate and personal tax reform as a promising first step in the... View Details

Feb 2014
Case

Flying High, Landing Low: Strengths and Challenges for U.S. Air Transportation

industry costs; types of airlines, including passenger and cargo (e.g., Delta, Southwest, Alaska, and Frontier); airport issues; and the role of technology. It reviews some opportunities for innovation that will solve the pain points and bottlenecks facing the system... View Details

Mar 2012
Article

A Jobs Compact for America's Future

over investment in workers; federal policy makers fail to address high, persistent unemployment and underemployment; most people’s wages have stagnated for three decades, despite gains in productivity; and unions have become convenient... View Details

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Conservative Club | MBA

serves as a forum for the exchange of political ideas and values, and to foster a sense of community among HBS students who share conservative political views. Annual Events Speaker Series Club Social Events Debate Parties Campaign Opportunities Rountable Discussions... View Details

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Kartik Sahni

Kartik is a joint degree student at HBS & HKS. He has extensive experience in impact investing, venture capital, public policy and non-profit/philanthropy sectors. He has worked in general management (as Chief of Staff of a $400mn... View Details

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Climate change: facts and figures

subject. Additional sources: Climate Change Knowledge Portal for development practitioners and policy makers by the World Bank Group. Tackling Climate Change-- For information on what the UN is doing on climate... View Details

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Archives & Records Management | Baker Library

administrators understand their responsibilities for stewarding school records throughout the records lifecycle. Learn more about the HBS Archives What we can help with Coordinating Offsite Records Storage Interpreting Harvard University's Records Retention View Details

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Suzie Rubin

an MBA from Kellogg and a BS in Zoology from Duke University.Work Experience: Medtronic: product management and marketing. Genentech: marketing. U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment: science and technology policy research.... View Details

Keywords: Health Care

01 Aug 2018
What Do You Think?

Are Free Trade and Free Markets Quaint Ideas From the Past?

pressures from globalization have very different outcomes in terms of, say, income and wage inequality.” This suggests, he continued, that domestic social and political choices and the public policy mix are all important. “Rather than... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

06 Jan 2012
Op-Ed

Where Green Corporate Ratings Fail

News Corporation—a multinational media conglomerate that includes BSKYB, Dow Jones, Fox News, 20th Century Fox and Star, among other units—announced earlier this year that it has become climate neutral, meaning that its operations have no net impact on global climate... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Toffel & Auden Schendler; Information; Publishing

03 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Energy & Environment Club

renewable and traditional energy sources, energy efficiency, and innovative solutions to foster a sustainable energy transition. Our focus also extends to corporate transitions in carbon management, understanding the environmental impacts of energy, and dissecting... View Details

01 Jun 2017
News

A Finger on the Pulse of the Financial System

on channeling the keen interest many of us have in financial stability.” There is consensus within the group that financial instability often follows periods when institutions, policy makers, and investors have underestimated risks. These... View Details

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Phillip Andrews

CPD team, Phillip spent two years in the HBS Global Research Group where he wrote more than 20 published case studies. Prior to HBS, he worked in legal and policy capacities in both the public and private sector. Work Experience: National... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Education; Emerging Markets; Investment Management; Financial Services (All); Private Equity; Financial Services (All); Venture Capital; Financial Services (All); Government; Social Enterprise; Clean Technology; Energy; Telecommunications; Impact Investing; Financial Services (All); Manufacturing; Auto/Transportation/Logistics

Profile

Paul Wang

materials.” The joint MBA/MPA-ID degree, Paul believes, “offers a mix of perspectives. The Harvard Kennedy School provides economic models that can build on what I learned at J-PAL. HBS exposes me to multiple functional areas, to the skills I need to be an effective... View Details

Student-Profile

Fanele Mashwama

Fanele Mashwama (he/him) first arrived at Harvard as an undergraduate. While earning his philosophy degree, he simultaneously worked in the central bank of his home country of eSwatini, where he became more and more interested in the relationship between economic View Details

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1.4.4 Elective Curriculum (EC) | MBA

once a week in a late afternoon session. Like the RC, daily in-person attendance is required of all MBA students as described in the Attendance Policy . Kickoff At the start of Term 3, the EC program begins with a required day of... View Details

01 Sep 2007
News

Paulson Speaks on China at HBS

Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson (MBA 1970) told an HBS audience in May that in addition to China’s economic influence, its energy and environmental policies will have a far-reaching global impact for years to come. He also spoke of... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

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Ryan Kim

investment banking analyst. He studied Environmental Science & Public Policy in college. Ryan lives in Newton, MA with his wife and two young children. Work Experience: Search Fund/Independent Sponsor (Castle Island Partners), Private... View Details

Keywords: Investment Banking; Financial Services (All); Private Equity; Financial Services (All); Search Fund; Financial Services (All); Impact Investing; Financial Services (All)

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Recruiting Full-Time Employees | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

HBS can help organizations meet their talent needs, from hiring a graduating MBA student for a full-time position to hiring an alumnus for a senior-level position. There are numerous ways to get involved in recruiting at HBS: Learn more about the View Details

09 Sep 2008
First Look

First Look: September 9, 2008

Schoar, Jialan Wang Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-024.pdf The Contingent Nature of Public Policy and Growth Strategies in the Early Twentieth-Century U.S. Banking Industry Authors:Christopher Marquis, Zhi Huang... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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